Infighting between the family members of Congress member from the Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Singh came in open when he got a case registered against his son Anant Vikram Singh and 18 others on charges of loot and trespassing.
Reports said that a case was lodged against Anant and others for breaking into Bhupati Bhawan, ancestral property of Sanjay in Amethi, by the house’s caretaker Santosh Singh, on Friday night. local police, which remained mute spectator to clash between the two groups within the family over the ancestral property, so far took no action in the matter.
However, tight security arrangements have been made at the Bhupati Bhawan and its main door remained locked on Saturday to avert any further untoward incident. Sanjay’s first wife Garima Singh along with Anant, two daughters Sabya and Mahima remained on the third floor of the building.
District Magistrate of Amethi Jagatraj Tripathi said it was a family matter and the administration has nothing to do with it. The administration’s job was to maintain law and order and it was being done, he said. Seven named persons, including Anant, and 12 unidentified persons were listed as accused in the FIR.
It may be mentioned that Anant had on Friday lodged an FIR against second wife of sitting MP Sanjay Singh, Amita Singh, and 25 others, including her personal secretary Ramraj Mishra, for assaulting him and his driver when he had come to his ancestral house at Amethi on early Saturday morning.